Marché alimentaire Saint-Antoine Célestins — Local services in Lyon

This Sunday market is nothing short of awesome. There are fresh fruits and vegetables, fish, poultry, eggs, cheeses, meat, baked goods, and some cooked food, like rotisserie chicken. There are also fresh flowers. You can pretty much do your shopping here for the week. Be warned: it's a bit crowded but the market is very long, so everyone has space to get what they need. The vendors are also very nice and many speak enough English to help you out if you get stuck. But practice your French nonetheless; people...

Great market and surprised that is open almost daily. Prices appear reasonable (coming from California /San Francisco also skews my perception). I got a watermelon radish - a whole one for $0.60. This is normally $4.99 or more per pound in the states so I'd pay probably over $2.

A lot of vendors and great variety. It's fun to check it out and buy some local stuff to eat in while you...

Huge market, you can find almost anything here. Local friends say it’s more expensive than the Croix Rousse market. But I guess it’s because it’s central.

A tip from a local friend: to buy directly from the farmers, not resellers, look for those who have “rough” hands that clearly do manual labour, and whose fruit and veg don’t look...